Thamel fire finally brought under control

(Updated)

KATHMANDU, May 17: A massive fire that broke out in Thamel on Thursday night has finally come under control after nine hours on Friday morning.



The fire is brought under control after using fire brigades form Lalitpur, Bhaktapur and Kathmndu districts and more than two dozens of private water tanks to douse the fire.[break]



It has been estimated that the the fire has destroyed property worth millions. The fire has destroyed the Thamel-based Pilgrim Books House and the books stored at the shop along with the three houses of Sher Bahadur Shahi and Ajaya Shahi.



According to Hemanta Pal, spokesperson at Metropolitan Police Commissioner´s Office, the fire had started from Faces Club last night.



Police said that they are yet to know the exact reason behind the fire.



However, they suspected that the fire might have broke out due to explosion of cooking gas cylinder.

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